Luis Figo

The legend of world football, the Portuguese Luis Figo, reached maximum popularity by the turn of the century and continued to win trophies in clubs and the national team throughout the 2000s. Fans of Barcelona have never forgiven him for moving to the club of the main rivals of the Catalans - Real Madrid, but, undeniably, the famous midfielder has been giving the fans of both teams spectacular La Liga matches for almost ten years.

On his account - a record 106 assists. This record was only recently broken by Lionel Messi. Another achievement - 127 games for the Portuguese national team - remained unsurpassed for a long time, but now the record belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo. The legendary footballer played the last match in his career in May 2009.

The only son of a Lisbon port worker, Antonio Figo, was born on November 4, 1972. The boy was called Luis. Mother Maria Joana Madeira was engaged in housekeeping and raising a child, so the family, who lived in a working-class suburb of the Portuguese capital, existed only at the expense of the low salary of the head of the family.

The main entertainment for Luis was football. Despite his poor studies, his father did not forbid to play the ball until late and even helped his son get into his first team in his life. His peers took him to play in the Pashtillash yard team.

During one of the matches, the young footballer caught the eye of the Sporting scouts, and soon the 11-year-old player got into the academy of the capital club. Physical deficiencies were compensated not only by regular exercise, but also by a diet specially designed for the talented pupil. Until the age of 17, Figo played for the youth team of Sporting, and since 1989 the athlete was accepted into the main team.

The first achievement was won by a footballer not at Sporting. Figo's international career started before the official club: in the summer of 1989, after which he got into the senior team, the European Championship for teams with players under 16 years old was held.

The Portuguese national team became the triumphant of the tournament, and Luis Figo and his teammates were spoken of as the “golden generation”. Two years later, the juniors confirmed their praise, taking first place already at the World Championship for youth teams.

Despite his international success, the footballer played three matches in the first two seasons. Figo made his debut in April 1990 in the national tournament duel against Maritimo. The midfielder replaced the Brazilian legionnaire Marlon Brandan.

After his triumph at the 1991 youth world championship, Figo began entering the field in the starting lineup. In his third season for Sporting, he played 43 matches and scored the first goal. This happened in December 1991 in a duel against Torrense. In the future, the number of games did not decrease, but the effectiveness increased.

1995 became a landmark for both the player and the club. Figo scored 10 goals, while Sporting, which ranked 3rd and 4th in the national league season after season, advanced to the final, where they lost to Porto. But the "lions" managed to get the Portuguese Cup, and in the match for the Super Cup of the country "Sporting" defeated the recent rivals in the championship.

In the wake of his triumph, Figo decided to join the Italian club, but a scandal erupted. The midfielder has signed contracts with both Juventus and Parma. This ultimately led to a two-year ban on the purchase of the player by Italian teams, and the Portuguese joined Barcelona. In the Catalan club, the career of an athlete quickly went up.

Acting on the flanks and slashing passes to the forwards, the player was an integral part of the formidable attack line alongside Rivaldo and Patrick Kluivert. Another valuable skill of a football player was dribbling, which allowed him to win single confrontations without violations and deliver the ball to the attackers. Having received the captain's armband, he was the first legionnaire captain in the Catalan team.

Thanks to Figo, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Barça, the Blue Garnet won the La Liga twice (in 1998 and 1999) and won the Spanish Cup. However, the Catalans failed to play in the Champions League. The emotions of the upset fans fueled the victories of the eternal rival Real Madrid.

And when in 2000 their favorite Figo, who had just won the European Championship bronze for the first time with the national team, announced his move to Madrid, the shocked fans took the decision as a betrayal. The information that in Real Madrid the legionnaire's salary doubled to $ 56 million a year added fuel to the fire.

The midfielder faced the emotional reaction of yesterday's admirers in the first away match of Real Madrid at the Camp Nou. The football player was hit not only with a deafening whistle, but also with foreign objects, including the severed head of a pig. The persecution continued for several years.

Even in 2004, when the Portuguese were playing their home Euro win against the Greeks, notorious fan Jimmy Jump broke into the field and threw the Barcelona flag in Luis's face. For this reason or another, the Portuguese could not win that game.

For Figo, Real Madrid became the team with which the athlete not only won the championship twice in La Liga, but also expanded the collection of achievements with victories in the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup, as well as in the Intercontinental Cup. The famous sports publication Marca in 2013 included Figo among the 11 best legionnaires of Real Madrid.

In 2005, the 32-year-old midfielder made an old dream come true. He signed a contract with Internazionale and made his debut in Serie A. With a legionnaire for Inter, he won the national tournament for four years in a row.

On the day of his last victory, May 16, 2009, Figo announced his retirement. The last time the Portuguese entered the field was on May 31. It was a duel with Atlanta. When it was announced that Figo was replaced by another player, the whole team lined up at the edge of the field, and the stadium escorted the legendary football player with applause.

After completing his career, he worked for some time at the headquarters of Inter. In January 2015, he nominated for the presidency of FIFA, but in May he refused to participate in the election race, despite the fact that he was supported by coach Jose Mourinho and David Beckham.

The footballer's wife is Helen Svedin, formerly a famous model in Sweden. Luis and Helen met in 1996, three years later the couple had a daughter, Daniela. In 2001, they got married, and a year later, their second daughter was born. She was named Martina. Stella was born in 2004. The family lives in Milan, but also has a country house in Sweden.

Figo is 180 cm tall and weighs 75 kg. The athlete has a hobby: he collects stamps. For his successes in football, the community of philatelists awarded him the Grand Prix in 2002 - a glass sculpture by the Swedish artist. A stamp featuring the award was issued in Monaco.

In an interview in 2017, the midfielder said that in El Classico his sympathies are always on the side of Real Madrid. The athlete spoke positively about Zinedine Zidane, who was then the coach of the Madrid team.

In October 2017, the athlete took up the position of football advisor to the UEFA apparatus. Its function is to interact with the head of the Union on technical aspects and rules of the game. Figo also remains a key figure in the UEFA ambassadors program.

The athlete participates in FIFA charity events. So, he played in the team of "zero" stars at a charity match, which took place in April in Geneva. Together with him, Didier Deschamps and Nuno Gomes fought for the victory, and their rivals were Carlo Ancelotti, Ronaldinho and Cafu.

The legendary player runs Instagram, posting both modern photos and snapshots of his performances for Inter and Spanish clubs. Also on the page there is an advertisement of watches named after him and household appliances.

1989 - European champion among juniors under 16 (with the national team) 1991 - World champion among youth (with the national team) 1995 - Football player of the year in Portugal (won this title annually for the next five years) 1997 - Winner of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (in with Barcelona) 1997 - Winner of the UEFA Super Cup (with Barcelona) 1998 - Champion of Spain (with Barcelona) 1999 - Champion of Spain (with Barcelona) 2000 - bronze medalist of the European Championship (with the national team) 2000 - The best footballer in Europe 2001 - The champion of Spain (with Real Madrid) 2001 - The best player in the world according to FIFA 2002 - Winner of the UEFA Champions Line (with Real Madrid) 2002 - Winner of the UEFA Super Cup (with Real Madrid) Madrid) 2003 - Spanish champion (with Real Madrid) 2004 - European vice-champion (with the national team) 2006-2009 -four-time champion of Italy (with Internazionale)

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Luis Figo Net Worth 2021

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